This chimpanzee smokes about a pack a day

Azalea, a 19-year-old female chimpanzee whose Korean name is ‘Dallae,’ smokes a cigarette at the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday. The zoo has become a favorite leisure spot in the North Korean capital since it was re-opened in July.



Azalea lights a cigarette. According to officials at the newly renovated zoo, the chimpanzee smokes about a pack a day. They insist, however, that she doesn’t inhale.


Azalea lights one cigarette from another.


Azalea smokes a cigarette at the Central Zoo in Pyongyang.



Azalea looks at her keeper at the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea.


Azalea smokes a cigarette at the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Source: USA Today